Cho Kuk "Daughter's Medical License Revoked, Very Angry... Daehan Prosecutor's Office"

Expressing Apologies to Former Lawmaker Choi Kang-wook
Also Criticizing, "Republic of Korea is Becoming the Republic of Prosecutors"

Former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk expressed that he is "very angry" regarding the indictment without detention of his daughter, Cho Min, on charges of admission fraud.

On the 11th, former Minister Cho appeared on the YouTube channel 'Saenal' and responded "I feel upset" to the host's comment, "It is very admirable how she fights well without being discouraged even though her medical license was revoked."

Former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk, who was indicted on charges of entrance exam fraud and covering up an inspection, is attending a trial held at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul, on October 14 last year.
[Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@]

Former Minister Cho said, "(Cho Min) decided from a young age to become an emergency medicine doctor, volunteered in Africa, and entered the medical school," adding, "As you know, she volunteered at her mother's school and received a certificate of commendation from her mother, which she submitted, but the certificate became an issue, and suddenly both the school and her medical license were revoked."

He continued, "As a father, I feel upset, and it hurts even more that she was indicted just for submitting the certificate of commendation," and said, "My daughter will soon have to stand in court, and having to watch that makes me very angry."

Former Minister Cho Kuk on the popularity of Cho Min's new book: "A grateful and welcome matter"

On September 19th, the book "I Am Moving Forward Today as Well" by Cho Min, daughter of former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk, was displayed at Kyobo Bookstore Gwanghwamun Branch in Jongno-gu, Seoul.
Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

Regarding his daughter Cho's new book competing for first place with his own book on online bookstores, he said, "It is a grateful and welcome matter," and mentioned, "If my book is heavy and serious, my daughter's book is relatively light and lively, so it was nice that the readership overlapped yet was distinct."

Former Minister Cho also expressed regret toward former Democratic Party lawmaker Choi Kang-wook, who was prosecuted for issuing a false internship certificate for his son and lost his parliamentary seat after the Supreme Court confirmed a suspended prison sentence.

He said, "The time on the internship certificate that Representative Choi issued does not match the actual time, but I think Representative Choi probably did not even calculate it," adding, "Because of that, my son's graduate school admission was canceled, and Representative Choi lost his parliamentary seat." He further added, "Although Representative Choi does not agree with the ruling, I think he will endure it and open a new path."

Former Minister Cho cited the case of Professor Jeong Ho-young of Kyungpook National University Medical School, who was dropped as a candidate for Minister of Health and Welfare last year due to allegations of special favors in his child's medical school transfer, saying, "Among those appointed under the Yoon Seok-yeol administration, there are people whose children made headlines in the media for internship certificates," and added, "I think investigations should be conducted with the same intensity and scope as those applied to me and my family."

Finally, he emphasized, "As I mentioned in my book, the Republic of Korea is becoming the Republic of Prosecutors," and said, "Because my family and I have vividly experienced this over the past few years, I believe it must be restored to the Republic of Korea."

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